06/22/92 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 22, 1992 inch on the one side and on the south the brick facade encroaches about four (4) inches over the public right-of-way. Mr. Masters further advised that the signs and canopies also encroach over the public right-of-way and asked that the Board validate those encroachments as requested by the title company. Board Attorney and Member Mary H. Mueller informed members of the Board that she has reviewed the Grant of Easement which has been submitted and recommends approval subject to the Engineering Department reviewing the accuracy of the legal descriptions contained in the Easement which they have had yet had the opportunity to review. Therefore, Mrs. Mueller made a motion that the Grant of Easement be approved and executed. Mr. Caldwell seconded the motion which carried. APPROVE REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR THE RECEIPT OF BIDS: - BOWMAN CREEK DRAINAGE PROJECT - CAR WASHES FOR CITY VEHICLES In a Memorandum to the Board, Mr. Carl P. Littrell, Director, Division of Engineering, requested that the Board advertise for the receipt of bids for construction of drainage improvements on Bowman Creek in the blocks between Michigan Street and Columbia Street, Ewing Avenue and Donald Street. Mr. Littrell stated that the plans and specifications for the work have been completed by Lawson -Fisher Associates. Permits have been granted by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Construction and maintenance Easements remain to be obtained from area property owners. In response to questions from the news media, Mrs. Mueller and Mr. Caldwell explained that this is the beginning of the project which will entail digging out, widening and placement of a new bottom on the creek. Mrs. Mueller noted that the City needed to secure Easements in order to make these improvements to the creek. Additionally, in a letter to the Board, Police Chief Ronald G. Marciniak submitted specifications for car washes for City vehicles and requested that the Board advertise for the receipt of bids. Mrs. Mueller made a motion that the requests be approved. Mr. Caldwell seconded the motion which carried. REQUESTS REFERRED: Upon a motion made by Mr. Caldwell, seconded by Mrs. Mueller and carried, the following requests were referred to the appropriate City departments and bureaus for review and recommendation: OF THE AUSTIN COMPANY TO OCCUPY THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY ALONG LAFAYETTE BLVD. AND LA SALLE STREET, IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE RENOVATION PROJECT Mr. Curt Miller, Project Manager, The Austin Company, 3700 Mayfield Road, Cleveland, Ohio, requested permission to temporarily occupy the sidewalk along Lafayette Boulevard and LaSalle Street. Mr. Miller advised that they are demolishing the existing Annex Building on the site and building a new newsprint warehouse and pressroom for the South Bend Tribune. Submitted with the request was a site plan locating the new building and the proposed location of their site fence. The site fence is necessary at this location to ensure a safe construction site. The plan identifies the portion of the sidewalks along Lafayette and LaSalle to be closed. Appropriate signage and lighted barriers will be